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January 6, 1993 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B A Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PART WHEN TH EWRENCH SLIPPED, HITTING THE 1ST AND 2ND FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

October 9, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B A Coal Company · Struck by flying object

POUNDING ON UNDERCARRIAGE WITH A HAMMER

April 12, 1991 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
B A Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A POLE IN A VALLEY FILL WITH A CHAIN SAW.HE DROPPED THE SAW ON HIS LEG,RESULTING IN A MINOR LACERATION.

March 12, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B A Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

AS DUTY OF MECHANIC, EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF METAL FROM ROCK TRUCK WHEN HANDS SLIPPED AND CUT BOTH THUMBS ON METAL.

February 5, 1990 WV · Coal shopman repair cars, mechanic FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
B A Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JACK SLIPPING WENT TO SET OTHER JACK, TRUCK FILL SMASHED LITTLE FINGER BREAKING IT BRUISING THUMB AND IDEX FINGER ON R HAND

July 9, 1987 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B A Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE RAN IN7O MIRROR WHILE GREASING ENDLOADER.

June 24, 1987 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B A Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPL WALKING AC9OSS DRILL ROAD STUMBLED ON ROCK AND TWISTED ANKLE,RESULTED IN CRACKED BONE.NO EQUIP INVOLVED.

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